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Community Service
Bakersfield City Councilmember, Ward 1
Elected November 1994
Vice Mayor: 1999 - 2000
City Council Committees:
Safe Neighborhoods and
Community Relations, Chair
Budget and Finance Committee
Community Services Committee
Current Service:
Joint City-County Standing Committee to
Combat Gang Violence, Co-Chair
Kern County Network for Children
Work Force Investment Act Board
Proposition Ten Technical Advisory Committee
Past Service:
Legislative and Litigation Committee
Personnel Committee
Water Resources Committee
Bakersfield City School District Board of Education, Elected Trustee
Professional Background
Irma Carson is the Executive Director of Ebony Counseling
Center.
Education
California State University, Bakersfield Bachelor of Arts
Degree
Bakersfield College Associate of Arts Degree
Kern County Law Enforcement Academy
University of California - Santa Barbara Certificate in Criminal Justice
University of California - Los Angeles Teaching Credential
Professional Affiliations
N.A.A.C.P. - National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People
Personal
Ms. Carson is an advocate for children, which is one of
her primary reasons for being involved in community concerns
and issues. She believes that education is the way to success
and provides a realistic approach to improving the substance
of life for all people. She is an advocate of sound educational
reforms, which are achieved by working in concert with
educators, parents, business, and the community. |
